Debmalya Basak

Debmalya Basak is a Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Bonn, Germany, focusing on Analytic Number Theory. Previously, he was a Ph.D. student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2021–2025), advised by Prof. Alexandru Zaharescu and Prof. Jesse Thorner.

• Education
  • Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2021–Present)
  • Integrated BS-MS Dual Degree, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata (2015–2020)

His research spans Analytic Number Theory, including distribution of primes, automorphic forms, $L$-functions, exponential sums, circle method, partitions, and probabilistic number theory. His work on exponential sums and quadratic residues has appeared in prestigious journals.

Key Publications include studies on Poisson behavior in quadratic residues, Gaussian phenomena in number theory, and applications of exponential sums to partition functions.

• Scientific Awards
  • Waldemar J., Barbara G., and Juliette Alexandra Trjitzinsky Fellowship
  • Director’s Gold Medal, IISER Kolkata
  • MITACS Globalink Research Fellowship
  • DST-INSPIRE Fellowship, India (2015–2020)